Microsoft and Oppo team up to bring Phone Link to a trio of brands

Oppo held a pretty major event this week, where the Chinese company showed off the global version of ColorOS 14, its own version of Android 14, and provided timelines for the delivery of the beta iteration of the update. day.

Additionally, Oppo and Microsoft have confirmed that they have teamed up to bring Phone Link and Link to Windows support to a trio of brands: Oppo, OnePlus and Realme (via MSPU).

Under the agreement, the OnePlus, Oppo Find and Reno series, as well as the Realme series will get support for Microsoft Phone Link and Link to Windows in the coming months.

It is important to mention that the Link to Windows app will come pre-installed on select Oppo smartphones powered by ColorOS 14 or OxygenOS 14 and above. This means that none of the current phones have this feature until they are updated to Android 14.

With Microsoft Phone Link, Oppo, OnePlus and Realme smartphone users will be able to manage their Android application (and other content on the phone) directly from the PC via Wi-Fi connection. The application allows users to take advantage of the mouse or a PC keyboard to interact with any Android application installed on the phone.

Additionally, compatible phones from this trio of brands will support Instant Hotspot. So, when these devices are near a Windows 11 PC, they will appear in the PC’s list of Wi-Fi networks, allowing users to connect to them instantly.